The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-06

BecllOn OF b6l6SraEH pUlGj HtdTCnSU
down Jefferson street III body to charge
the Jail The police heard of their coming,
and thirty strong, in double column, met
the mob at Fifth and jefferson streets,
The police ordered them 10 dispense,
and both sides stood and looked at
each other for about minute,
when the police charged into the
crowd. The mob was without leaders and
scattered in all directions. Some threw
stones and several policemen were struck,
bnt no one was seriously injured. About
ten of the mob-all boys-were arrested,
and several of these were ARMED. There
was no shooting of any kind.
LoUIsvILLS. KY, April 30-The city was
wild with excitement at one p. m. yester-
day. 1t had been agreed that in case the
mob which tried to lynch the assailants of
Jennie Bowman should attack the jail
again eleven taps OH the fire bells should
be given as a signal of alarm. In
response to an urgent appeal from
Judge William Jackson, of the circuit
court, the Governor has ordered cut
the militia to protect the Jail, and at one p
M the usual signal for the legion to assem-
bic for duty at the armory was rung. The
people, mistaking it for the alarm, poured
through the streets to the Jail square.
Fully 5000 people gathered there before
the mistake was discovered. Late yester-
day afternoon the mayor issued the follow
iTT proclamation:
.'Toths People Of Louisville: It is my duty as
mayor to enioin upon the people the necessity
for preserving order and maintaining the
majesty of the law. A most diabolical crime
has been committed in our city, but the
Jour IuAi +1,a r1,S anT A viz
is more dangerous to god govern
ment than any individual criminal.
Lynch law subverts every principle OF
law and attacks our very civilization. I,
therefore, in the discharge of my duty request
every citizen to remain at home tonight and
| to avoid all gatherings, and caution parents
not to permit their children to go in the streets,
as their presence Increases the number and
adds to the excitement. I must and will dis
charge my duty to uphold the law and to pre-
serve good order, and command all riotous
assemblages to dispense. P. E. READ, Mayor"
While the mayor was inditing the above
the first movement looking to an organiza-
ton of the eXasperated people, who openly
and on all sides advocate lynching, was
being made.
At eleven p. m. the soldiers arrived at
the jail with Gatling gun. A crowd of
| fully 10000 people surged to and fro on
Jefferson street. Many women were seen
mingling with the crowd. All appeared
to be attracted by curiosity only and the
best of order prevailed. The mob appeared
! to have no leader and to be only watching
for something to turn up
Despite the mayors proclamation the
squares about the Jail were densely packed
with men last night The police were able
to clear the street for about half square
east ard west of the prison, but beyond
those limits the people were iammed to-
gether as close as sardines and no effort so
! far has been made to dispense them. On
Market street crowd of about 100 men
marched up and down, each with about a
foot of white cotton rope tied to his arm.
In a prominent place on the courthouse
was the Illuminated design: ''Wanted-500
men to join the mob.''
The girl, Jennie Bowman, still lies at the
point of death, suffering intensely The
physicians say there is no hope whatever
for her recovery. Among the persons ar
rested during the attack on the jail Thurs
dag night were John Letterle member
of the last Kentuckey Legislature, and
Allen Mcdonald, leader in all association
organized to promote purity in the city
government and a member of the Law
and Order club
LIT will be remembered that Jennie Bowman,
who was a nurse girl employed by a Mrs.
johnson, of this city, was found in her bed
room in dying condition, terribly beaten. Her
skull was fractured. She recovered conscious
ness long enough to tell how, ON her return to
the house after going with Mrs. Johnson to a
neighbors, she found two negroes ransacking
the premises, and was savagely assaulted by
pounded into insensibility with an iron poker
and left for dead by the rufians. Turner and
Patterson were arrested on several clews, and
there is no doubt of their guilt